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Macular Degeneration

Non-communicableRetinal center damage19th century (described)Age, smoking, genetics

TypeNon-communicable

CauseRetinal center damage

First Known19th century (described)

TransmissionAge, smoking, genetics

About Macular Degeneration

Destroys the central vision needed for reading and faces while side vision remains. The leading cause of vision loss in older adults, affecting some 200 million. Anti-VEGF eye injections introduced after 2004 can preserve vision, a landmark of modern ophthalmology.

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